{"title": "Boys Who Dance", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Other Palace", "address": "Palace Street 12, SW1E 5JA London", "price": "£5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "Boys Who Dance is a work-in-progress scratch performance of a new play, running for one hour and recommended for ages 14 and up. It was written by Grant Corr and is produced by Mai Elphinstone and Raquel Cipriano, with development guidance and facilitation from R Creatives, an organisation supporting emerging playwrights, and dramaturgical advice from Melissa Syversen. Set in modern-day East Belfast, it follows Val Fitzpatrick, who fled Afghanistan decades ago and runs a pet shop with two teenage assistants, whose ordered life is thrown into chaos when her nephew Rafi appears desperate for refuge. 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Best friends Tisana, Haleema, and Ruha must rely on each other to survive, while fear and religious differences strain their friendship and hope for escape. Based on horrifying true events, it is a powerful story of friendship, survival, and the impossible choices we're faced with.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/girls-63385/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/be696a14d6f1fbd31e42caf227f4129951e8f69029932842e4429828ebe32211-600.webp"}, {"title": "New Stuff: November", "start": "2026-11-01T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Cockpit Theatre", "address": "Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH London", "price": "£3", "price_from": "3.00", "price_to": "3.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.thecockpit.org.uk/sales/shows/new-stuff-1", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/drama", "stage/theatre"], "description": "New Stuff: November is a monthly night of rehearsed readings of new theatre writing. It is produced and presented by The Cockpit as part of its Theatre Maker programme. This edition features 'VINZ & VINCÉ' by Federico Balla and Louis Lambeaux, about two friends sharing a room in London, and 'HELD' by Lei, a psychological thriller in which Chinese playwright Leanne is detained and ordered to write under surveillance, raising questions of state power, artistic freedom and who controls the narrative. Afterwards, everyone is welcome to continue conversations in the bar downstairs.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/new-stuff-november-39124/", "official_url": "https://www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/new_stuff_november_1", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bc58e3ddc44141d5ae96c569c1e91e1f311c55c84ecf38cb164b4d571daaf775-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Life Lift: Dance", "start": "2026-09-15T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-25T00:00:00Z", "place": "Hoxton Hall", "address": "Hoxton Street 130, N1 6SH London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["dance"], "description": "Life Lift: Dance is a low-intensity dance and movement workshop for people over 55 living in Hackney, part of a series of free weekly sessions. Led by D'relle West and Aaron Anderson, it invites participants to strike a pose and dance their mornings away. 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It is directed by Kylie Williams, who performs alongside devisers Hector Berenger and Hollie Milne, with sound design by Hollie Milne. Day after day their routine, repeated like a loop, becomes ritual dedicated to survival, until it begins to slip and the family starts to break apart. The show is in English and non-verbal, is recommended for ages 12 and up, and carries warnings for mentions of violence, reference to guns, and loud noises including sirens.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/overflood-voila-festival-60528/", "official_url": "https://www.voilafestival.co.uk/events/overflood/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8273de4aad53bffe0771a0de9d7215cbc9e006720387d14b0d278f2bf709072b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Grow: Highly Sprung", "start": "2026-11-08T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T11:00:00Z", "place": "Jacksons Lane", "address": "Archway Road 269a, N6 5AA London", "price": "£12.50", "price_from": "12.50", "price_to": "12.50", "tickets_url": "https://www.offwestend.com/tag/tickets-under-15/", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["stage/physical-theatre"], "description": "Grow by Highly Sprung is an immersive dance and physical theatre adventure for young children aged 3 to 7. It is created by the company Highly Sprung and directed by Emily-May Hyde. The show travels to the skies, dives beneath the oceans and journeys through lush jungles, using dance, physical theatre, intriguing soundscapes and tactile props to bring the natural world to life. It is suitable for children under 12.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/grow-highly-sprung-46240/", "official_url": "https://www.jacksonslane.org.uk/events/grow-highly-sprung/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/67ada2a015e75ec7fe777a18e36421099abc7ca5de47df11e9ad37ff70da74c2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Dance for Girls", "start": "2026-09-22T16:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-01T18:00:00Z", "place": "Grand Junction", "address": "St Mary Magdalene Church, Rowington Cl, W2 5TF London", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["stage/contemporary-dance"], "description": "Dance for Girls is a free after-school dance session for girls aged 9-15. It is led by professional dance teachers and choreographers and introduces fun creative and contemporary dance techniques and routines. The group creates its own dances while also learning inspiring routines, and all girls are welcome, whether they have danced before or are trying it for the first time.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dance-for-girls-36309/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8407d4b70fdc205392a1684c574d0f759367f81ea5425fbbfb58b51782196d49-600.webp"}, {"title": "Off-Key", "start": "2026-11-12T14:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T00:00:00Z", "place": "Theatre Peckham", "address": "Havil Street 221, SE5 7SB London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://theatrepeckham.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173694521", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama/coming-of-age"], "description": "Off-Key is a coming-of-age drama about Black girlhood, ambition and friendship, set at a Birmingham grammar school where best friends Sabrin and Ruqqiyah are free-falling to their futures. It is staged by Side eYe, the award-winning collective behind Dugsi Dayz (2022) and Desperate Times (2023), which stages stories by Black Muslim women and their allies. Written by Fatima Ali Omar and directed by Neetu Singh, it features Salma Muse as Ruqqaiyah and Mannan Guled as Sabrin. 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